Characterization of the glutathione S-transferase genes in the sand flies Phlebotomus papatasi and Lutzomyia longipalpis shows expansion of the novel glutathione S-transferase xi (X) class. [PDF]
Insect Mol Biol, 2022 Leishmaniasis control often relies upon insecticidal control of phlebotomine sandfly vector populations. Such methods are vulnerable to the evolution of insecticide resistance via a range of molecular mechanisms.
Ashraf F, Weedall GD.
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Tripartite interactions: Leishmania, microbiota and Lutzomyia longipalpis. [PDF]
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2020 The microbial consortium associated with sandflies has gained relevance, with its composition shifting throughout distinct developmental stages, being strongly influenced by the surroundings and food sources.
Campolina TB +4 more
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Predominance of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis DNA in Lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from an endemic area for leishmaniasis in Northeastern Brazil. [PDF]
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo, 2022 Leishmaniasis is a serious public health concern in the Northeastern region of Brazil, where the sand fly fauna is well studied, although few species have been identified as competent vectors. The detection of Leishmania spp.
Carvalho-Silva R +7 more
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Lutzomyia longipalpis Antimicrobial Peptides: Differential Expression during Development and Potential Involvement in Vector Interaction with Microbiota and Leishmania. [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2021 Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are produced to control bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and other infectious agents. Sand fly larvae develop and feed on a microbe-rich substrate, and the hematophagous females are exposed to additional pathogens.
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Experimental transmission of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis to immunosuppressed mice through the bite of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) results in cutaneous leishmaniasis. [PDF]
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo, 2021 Lutzomyia longipalpis is the natural vector of Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum, but it is also permissive for several Leishmania species that are related to cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). Maranhao State (Northeast of Brazil) is endemic for CL and has the
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Modelling Sand Fly Lutzomyia longipalpis Attraction to Host Odour: Synthetic Sex-Aggregation Pheromone Dominates the Response. [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2021 Zoontic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) due to Leishmania infantum is a potentially fatal protozoan parasitic disease of humans and dogs. In the Americas, dogs are the reservoir and the sand fly, Lutzomyia longipalpis, the principal vector.
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Effects of larval rearing substrates on some life-table parameters of Lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies. [PDF]
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2021 Sand flies are the insects responsible for transmitting Leishmania parasites, the causative agents of leishmaniasis in humans. However, the effects of sand fly breeding sites on their biology and ecology remain poorly understood.
Aguiar Martins K +8 more
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A diterpene synthase from the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis produces the pheromone sobralene. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S ASignificance Terpenes are widely used in nature for chemical communication, but our understanding of how these structurally diverse natural products are produced by insects is only now beginning to emerge. Males of the sandfly, Lutzomyia longipalpis, use
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Description of the fourth instar larva of Lutzomyia longipalpis, under scanning electron microscopy [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1996 The fourth instar larva of Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) longipalpis (Phlebotomidae: Phlebotominae) was studied by scanning electron microscope. Based on three-dimensional observations, the fine structure and setal position (using of setal numeration) of the ...
Antônio Cesar Rios Leite, Paul Williams
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Characterization of a Novel Mitovirus of the Sand Fly Lutzomyia longipalpis Using Genomic and Virus-Host Interaction Signatures. [PDF]
Viruses, 2020 Hematophagous insects act as the major reservoirs of infectious agents due to their intimate contact with a large variety of vertebrate hosts. Lutzomyia longipalpis is the main vector of Leishmania chagasi in the New World, but its role as a host of ...
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